Beijing vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$605
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$967
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
78
73
🏙️ Population
21.9M
9.5M

The cost of living in Beijing is 85% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4887th and 7900th ($1065 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 401st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.7 months in Foshan. Ranked 5th vs 9th best cities to live in China, and 583rd vs 1721st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Foshan

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Beijing Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$23979

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638